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you have the john and elizabeth edwards, john mccain, sarah palin. this time there some different group but there some characters who carry over and we like that continuity. what we tried to do is to write about not politics the way a lot of people write about politics. polls and focus groups and details of every primary and caucus by the relationships between people and trying to write as much as we can with empathy through the eyes of the candidates and their spouses and families as they go through this extraordinary process. john makin one of the key relationships is between president clinton and president obama but there are lots of others. chris christie and mitt romney is a pretty important relationship. the relationship between hillary clinton and joe biden is a really important one, and they were competitors in 2008 when joe biden ran for president and then the white house, worked very close with foreign policy but a lot of speculation about whether they might run against each other in 2016. the ivory coast personally. we've written about tha
you have the john and elizabeth edwards, john mccain, sarah palin. this time there some different group but there some characters who carry over and we like that continuity. what we tried to do is to write about not politics the way a lot of people write about politics. polls and focus groups and details of every primary and caucus by the relationships between people and trying to write as much as we can with empathy through the eyes of the candidates and their spouses and families as they go...
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he didn't want the distraction sarah palin caused when she was selected by john mccain. he rejected governor christie. then his adviser, main political adviser said, you know what we're losing this race because we're not competing in day to day news coverage. we're in a street fight to win the white house. we need the bess street fighter in the country. that's chris christie. governor romney said lets start looking at him. part of the problem, scrutiny, vet with chris christie, he was remarkably uncooperative. they would ask for things, document and other information. whereas other candidates handed things in promptly, governor christie does not. we don't know of a case where they agree to be vetted then slow walks things in. that frustrated the vetting team. the head said, look, if we ask for something and don't get it back, we have to assume there's something negative there. we can't assume the best. governor christie sent his stuff in, not everything from the vetter's point of view, wrote a report after a crash vet and said here are the concerns we have, the missing d
he didn't want the distraction sarah palin caused when she was selected by john mccain. he rejected governor christie. then his adviser, main political adviser said, you know what we're losing this race because we're not competing in day to day news coverage. we're in a street fight to win the white house. we need the bess street fighter in the country. that's chris christie. governor romney said lets start looking at him. part of the problem, scrutiny, vet with chris christie, he was...
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you're going to see john mccain kind of take the whack at cruz even though mccain's not running. but again, it's the setup with the messaging, setup of the ultimate presidential play by each of these individuals should they decide to get in. they want to start to begin to build that constituency now that's going to rally towards them going into the cycle next year. we're going to have folks going around and drumming for republican candidates in primaries and in general elections next year. they want to build that support, that momentum now, and it's an interesting competition. the problem is, on a policy side, andrea, we're out in the field somewhere. the american people are not seeing how this connects to creating jobs or solving the concerns they see on obama care. they have a lot of work to do. i think there's more bottom to hit before this thing really works itself out among gop activists and the establishment. >> what about rand paul versus ted cruz in terms of, you know, two guys who have presidential ambitions and are both fighting against the white house, against obama ca
you're going to see john mccain kind of take the whack at cruz even though mccain's not running. but again, it's the setup with the messaging, setup of the ultimate presidential play by each of these individuals should they decide to get in. they want to start to begin to build that constituency now that's going to rally towards them going into the cycle next year. we're going to have folks going around and drumming for republican candidates in primaries and in general elections next year. they...
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they know when you nominate the moderate, they know what happened with mccain, romney, they have seen this show before. i do think he's going to have a problem with the base. >> mark, do you think that scepticism is quietly privately shared in the innermost workings of the republican party or is theardor for christie as impassioned. >> among the wealthiest americans there's a lot offardor and that will be backed. he will have a challenge. 1990 bill clinton was pro death penalty, pro right to work, pro welfare reform, talked in a different way about the right to an abortion. it is impossible to have imagined in 1998 -- 1988 that the democrats would nominate someone like that, yet they nominated bill clinton. chris christie can convince the party more centrist views are the path to the white house, not ted cruzzian views, has he a chance. >> that brings forward the question that remains answerless for a year and a half, possibly three. i'm doing my math all wrong. through 2016. >> make unspecified amount of time. how much weight does the tea party have? i would argue maybe -- not really
they know when you nominate the moderate, they know what happened with mccain, romney, they have seen this show before. i do think he's going to have a problem with the base. >> mark, do you think that scepticism is quietly privately shared in the innermost workings of the republican party or is theardor for christie as impassioned. >> among the wealthiest americans there's a lot offardor and that will be backed. he will have a challenge. 1990 bill clinton was pro death penalty, pro...
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think of is a particularly funny guy or rick santorum is a particularly funny guy but we refer to john mccain do is they funny guy coming to his decision about who he is going to endorse in yet made his decision and he felt like the republican nomination came down to the decision of the man on the breath guy with the a dog on the roof guy. there was some humor there. i'm going to extend a couple of minutes i have left and tell you about one story from the book that has drama and comedy and consequence and profanity which courses you can imagine involves the clintons. we wrote a lot in 2008 about bill clinton and hillary clinton and barack obama and their complicated relationship. a lot of the story is the relationship between bill clinton and barack obama and the love story between barack and hillary. it's the love story of a rocket bill and it starts after three years in which the two guys didn't talk much and president obama didn't want to hear from president clinton and president clinton wanted to talk as he often does but they didn't have much collaboration or discussion until the fall of
think of is a particularly funny guy or rick santorum is a particularly funny guy but we refer to john mccain do is they funny guy coming to his decision about who he is going to endorse in yet made his decision and he felt like the republican nomination came down to the decision of the man on the breath guy with the a dog on the roof guy. there was some humor there. i'm going to extend a couple of minutes i have left and tell you about one story from the book that has drama and comedy and...
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we reported the first book that her father had said that sarah palin was a reckless choice by john mccain she came out and said no my father would never have said that and then about a year year and a half later he was interviewed and someone asked him what he thought and he said i thought it was a reckless choice so we were happy with the ultimate outcome of that conflict and nate silver the sports intellect electro he's everything you know when they so he over to make sure of you with a book he said but no matter because you're a runaway bestseller i thought the moment he said there's absolutely no self-awareness in the book these guys don't realize how close minded they are but they have great reporting and they really great access and more people inside the bubble think. what did how did you react to that because i didn't get it i didn't really get it either of you did you get it i mean i'm always happy to consider whether i'm close minded but he said we had great access and great reporting so i'm going with that he'll book obama doesn't come off as a big fan of the process right what
we reported the first book that her father had said that sarah palin was a reckless choice by john mccain she came out and said no my father would never have said that and then about a year year and a half later he was interviewed and someone asked him what he thought and he said i thought it was a reckless choice so we were happy with the ultimate outcome of that conflict and nate silver the sports intellect electro he's everything you know when they so he over to make sure of you with a book...
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we reported the first book that her father had said that sarah palin was a reckless choice by john mccain she came out and said no my father would never have said that and then about a year year and a half later he was interviewed and so when i asked him what he thought and he said i thought it was a reckless choice we were happy with the ultimate outcome of that conflict and nate silver the sports intellect electoral easy's everything you know when they saw what he over to make sure of you with a book he said and it don't matter because you're a runaway bestseller i thought the moment he said there's absolutely no self-awareness in the book these guys don't realize how close minded they are but they have great reporting and they were really great access and more people inside the bubble think. what did how did you react to that because i didn't get it i didn't really give either one of you did you get it i mean i'm always happy to consider whether i'm close minded but he said we had great access and great reporting so i'm going with that he'll book obama doesn't come off as a big fan of
we reported the first book that her father had said that sarah palin was a reckless choice by john mccain she came out and said no my father would never have said that and then about a year year and a half later he was interviewed and so when i asked him what he thought and he said i thought it was a reckless choice we were happy with the ultimate outcome of that conflict and nate silver the sports intellect electoral easy's everything you know when they saw what he over to make sure of you...
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i think senator mccain is extraordinarily important. he supported senator mccain in 2000, didn't support him in 2008. senator schumer on the democratic side is important and mitch mcconnell the republican leader are important. there will be some republican senators opposed. he needs to hold the democrats in advance of his hearings and he needs to come out of the hearings, again, with a solid democratic support and a lot of republican support. i don't think he's going to get an overwhelming vote from the republicans, at least right now. doesn't feel that way. but i think he'd like to get 20 of them, 25 of them. that would be at this point probably best case for the white house. >> rose: but is the republican opposition to him primarily over some policy position he has about america's engagement overseas and the end of it, as david spoke to, or is it about what he has said or what they believe he may believe about israel and iran? >> my sense is that it's mostly about israel and iran and that they believe that as secretary of defense who
i think senator mccain is extraordinarily important. he supported senator mccain in 2000, didn't support him in 2008. senator schumer on the democratic side is important and mitch mcconnell the republican leader are important. there will be some republican senators opposed. he needs to hold the democrats in advance of his hearings and he needs to come out of the hearings, again, with a solid democratic support and a lot of republican support. i don't think he's going to get an overwhelming vote...
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or do you share john mccain's view? >> well, i share john mccain's view that it's not possible. the debate we're having is about the technology, the drone technology. but the laws and the constitution that the president has to abide by haven't changed. so whether it's a drone or a machine gun, it's the same laws that apply. the president can't use lethal force against an american citizen. you know, unless that citizen is an enemy combatant or engaged in terrorism. so nothing has changed here except for the use of technology. >> but let's be clear. one of the reasons that rand paul did this was the fact that that question was put to the administration repeatedly, and it did not answer it. and there was a reason for him to ask, to press this point. it had been raised in brennan's confirmation hearings. and no one would answer that question as forthrightly as stephanie just did. that was the principle he was upholding there. michael steele, in the end, we've talked about ways in which there are fissures being exposed on the republican side. stephanie pointed out there's also fissur
or do you share john mccain's view? >> well, i share john mccain's view that it's not possible. the debate we're having is about the technology, the drone technology. but the laws and the constitution that the president has to abide by haven't changed. so whether it's a drone or a machine gun, it's the same laws that apply. the president can't use lethal force against an american citizen. you know, unless that citizen is an enemy combatant or engaged in terrorism. so nothing has changed...
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how does senator mccain vote against chuck hagel? >> first, i don't think he has said he will vote against chuck hag hagel. >> how does he do that? i don't think he will. >> they say we want to hear answers and i imagine someone like chuck schumer who is not voicing -- we will get to this in a second will eventually come around and vote for chuck hagel. john mccain has been a politician drought his career driven by personal grudges -- >> like susan rice? >> yes. that was another case part of what was driving him. in this case, i do think part of what he would say, if he were here, back to the policy point, there's no greater champion of the iraq war and surge and everything that happened after that than john mccain was and no greater critic of that than republican chuck hagel. he would make the case it is not just a personal thing although i believe part of it is personal and this element they do have very different world views now. >> which is why the confirmation hearing and his answers will be that much more critical than earlier.
how does senator mccain vote against chuck hagel? >> first, i don't think he has said he will vote against chuck hag hagel. >> how does he do that? i don't think he will. >> they say we want to hear answers and i imagine someone like chuck schumer who is not voicing -- we will get to this in a second will eventually come around and vote for chuck hagel. john mccain has been a politician drought his career driven by personal grudges -- >> like susan rice? >> yes....
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there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before the republican brand gets even more tarnished. that's where the action is. you're never going to get the people who came to town to destroy government to feel bad about destroying government. >> thank you, david corn, jonathan capehart. see you next week probably. >>> coming up, a lot of them fear the antigovernment extremists or zealots are tearing the party around and they might be right. >>> also, mr. ted cruz told the values voters summit today he's not giving up. and all over washington democrats are enjoying the fact. and t
there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before...
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use of sarin gas confirmed as more are briefed on the situation and senator john mccain heads to the white house to consult with the president over syria. >>> 2013 was a huge summer at the movies. with ticket sales rocketing. >>> plus, important in the u.s., which states spend the most time looking at pornography. >>> and a flush of another kind in las vegas. very good morning to you. nice to see you this morning. >>> lawmakers are gearing up for the biggest foreign policy vote since the iraq war. secretary of state john kerry making the case for military intervention in syria, appearing on a series of sunday morning shows. he said syria used is sarin gas on its own people. killing more than 1400. they're expressing sharply divided opinions on a draft resolution on whether to give the president the go-ahead. >> i think we have to be careful, you don't want to tie the president's hands. >> i know because the clarity of where all of this goes, that is still unclear to me. >> there are a loft risks here. the downsides are great. >> it's important for america and it's important for the w
use of sarin gas confirmed as more are briefed on the situation and senator john mccain heads to the white house to consult with the president over syria. >>> 2013 was a huge summer at the movies. with ticket sales rocketing. >>> plus, important in the u.s., which states spend the most time looking at pornography. >>> and a flush of another kind in las vegas. very good morning to you. nice to see you this morning. >>> lawmakers are gearing up for the biggest...
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john mccain compared by a member of the house, the members. al qaeda. unbelievable. and as i said before, ted cruz telling people at a conservative gathering that democrats are scared, this is the strategy we should employ in the future because it's working. that with our party's approval rating at 27%. >> it's not working. my sense now is no big deal. part of what's driving the dynamic is democrats know they are winning and harry reid and the white house have the attitude is why should we give anything because they are coming our way. they are waiting. there will be no big deal. they will pass something short term. there could be a miscalculation. the senate thinks the house can act fast. the house thinks the senate act fast. they may not have timed this enough to get this done. the next 48 hours, if the market goes bonkers everybody will act fast. it's just a question of terms of surrender. >> the democrats think they are winning. if you look at the polls it certainly looks like they are. >> they are probably emboldened by it. >> yeah. you do look at some of the co
john mccain compared by a member of the house, the members. al qaeda. unbelievable. and as i said before, ted cruz telling people at a conservative gathering that democrats are scared, this is the strategy we should employ in the future because it's working. that with our party's approval rating at 27%. >> it's not working. my sense now is no big deal. part of what's driving the dynamic is democrats know they are winning and harry reid and the white house have the attitude is why should...
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. >> and john mccain criticized the president for not showing more support for the syrian opposition last night, warning today it could drive them into the hands of extremists. >> i was very disappointed that the president did not mention the free syrian army and our moral and material assistance for them, which is required. i think they do feel that they're being abandoned. i feel badly, very badly for my friends in the free syrian army today. >> well, what are his friends in the free syrian army today? i'm joined by nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle from turkey. there's been a lot of disappointment. do they feel betrayed by this pullback from the president? >> reporter: i think they feel betrayed by the united states. they feel the united states gave them false hope. they started to lose confidence that the united states would actually take action when after the first few days the missiles weren't coming. the cruise missile attack got postponed and the united states decided or president obama decided to send this to congress. as the days went on and those pictures sta
. >> and john mccain criticized the president for not showing more support for the syrian opposition last night, warning today it could drive them into the hands of extremists. >> i was very disappointed that the president did not mention the free syrian army and our moral and material assistance for them, which is required. i think they do feel that they're being abandoned. i feel badly, very badly for my friends in the free syrian army today. >> well, what are his friends in...
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. >>> we know exactly what kind of romance that senator mccain has in mind. well, the president traded that bromance for some real romance last night. he ant the first lady dined out for a belated birthday dinner. >>> and governor chris christie has signed ten bills into law. one of the new measures is bang the sale of guns to people on the terrorism watch list. >>> and for more on the weather forecast, nbc's bill karins is here. >> we showed you the pictures earlier from missouri and we have been talking about this for three, four mornings in a row. another batch of thunderstorms is moving out of oklahoma and now it's about to cross the border intro oklahoma and the o o oez darks. runner up to the worst morning commute is upstate new york, northern jersey up into new england. heavy rain once again this morning, it's going to be a slow drive on the new york state freeway, up through connecticut, through massachusetts, the mass pike, all of those areas will be having as much as one to two inches today. when you get thunderstorms in this region of the country,
. >>> we know exactly what kind of romance that senator mccain has in mind. well, the president traded that bromance for some real romance last night. he ant the first lady dined out for a belated birthday dinner. >>> and governor chris christie has signed ten bills into law. one of the new measures is bang the sale of guns to people on the terrorism watch list. >>> and for more on the weather forecast, nbc's bill karins is here. >> we showed you the pictures...
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best wishes to john mccain in syria today. if he doesn't make it it back, c calling dibs on his office. >> that begs the question. sometimes you find out about your family and friends on social media. you may have seen this. everyone got done with memorial weekend. this was a picnic that went wrong in iceland. five american tourists set up chairs and a table near a lagoon. then the winds changed. the ice broke off. they literally had to be res kud on this mini iceberg with freezing water. they are safe, but dumb americans unfortunately. >> thankfully they're safe. >>> this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> this time next year, we will mark the final memorial day of our war in afghanistan. and so as i said last week, america stands at a cross roads. but even as we turn a page on the decade of conflict, even as we look forward, let us never forget as we gather here today that our nation is still at war. >> paying homage. the president's memorial day message at arlington national cemetery as the war
best wishes to john mccain in syria today. if he doesn't make it it back, c calling dibs on his office. >> that begs the question. sometimes you find out about your family and friends on social media. you may have seen this. everyone got done with memorial weekend. this was a picnic that went wrong in iceland. five american tourists set up chairs and a table near a lagoon. then the winds changed. the ice broke off. they literally had to be res kud on this mini iceberg with freezing water....
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congress, as john mccain likes to say, when congress is at 14% approval rating, they're down to close relatives and paid staff. >> i want to find the 14%. >> friends and family, that's all. >> 81% disapprove. and then on the republican party, 49% have a negative view of the republican party. just 26% positive. that's their highest negative number since back in 2008, the year president obama first got elected. democrats not doing much better, but better, 38% view the democratic party negatively. so gene, the president's had a pretty good time politically since the election. republicans are starting to figure out how to come back. to the extent republicans have leverage in the upcoming talks, particularly on fiscal issues, where do you think their leverage lies given how unpopular they are and how unpopular congress is? >> well, i think they have less leverage than some people think they have. i mean, i think it would be, frankly, another disaster if republicans try to use the debt ceiling, to force dollar-for-dollar budget reductions. i don't see that as a winner for them, and i can't
congress, as john mccain likes to say, when congress is at 14% approval rating, they're down to close relatives and paid staff. >> i want to find the 14%. >> friends and family, that's all. >> 81% disapprove. and then on the republican party, 49% have a negative view of the republican party. just 26% positive. that's their highest negative number since back in 2008, the year president obama first got elected. democrats not doing much better, but better, 38% view the democratic...
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plus, john mccain 5.0? how the arizona republican is transforming himself yet again from a defiant defeated presidential candidate to washington deal maker. and another former presidential candidate who's known for shaking things up. ralph nader here in studio to talk about 2016 and his views on the state of the two-party system. first, today's trivia. who was the most recent senator elected not as a democrat, republican or independent? first person to tweet the correct answer to @chucktodd and @dailyrundown gets the on-air shout out. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your
plus, john mccain 5.0? how the arizona republican is transforming himself yet again from a defiant defeated presidential candidate to washington deal maker. and another former presidential candidate who's known for shaking things up. ralph nader here in studio to talk about 2016 and his views on the state of the two-party system. first, today's trivia. who was the most recent senator elected not as a democrat, republican or independent? first person to tweet the correct answer to @chucktodd and...
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. >> the other thing that happened was that john mccain yesterday met with harry reid again. the last time this showdown occurred over the national labor relations board, they did work it out. but on this -- on the d.c. circuit it was too important to the real hard line roots to block those judges from being put on the second highest court to the supreme court. the supreme court we should point out, those confirmations are excluded from this and some normal business does get done or at least it did. the senate banking committee recommended that janet yellin would be recommended as the chair and that would have gone to the floor and now it could get conceivably caught up in the back wash over this. chuck, what is the president likely to say? this is not that he wants -- that the traditions have changed? >> right. it will be more of a somber not a celebratory thing. don't forget, this is something right now the base of the democratic party, particularly the activist base, not in a good place. not feeling good about health care. this has been something that something on the acti
. >> the other thing that happened was that john mccain yesterday met with harry reid again. the last time this showdown occurred over the national labor relations board, they did work it out. but on this -- on the d.c. circuit it was too important to the real hard line roots to block those judges from being put on the second highest court to the supreme court. the supreme court we should point out, those confirmations are excluded from this and some normal business does get done or at...
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next up senator john mccain who has been sounding like the democrats have a best friend and ally and collaborator. here is the president giving a shot out with richard coeur dray as the new director of the said consumer protection financial bureau. >> yesterday richard was officially confirmed i want to think senators from both parties including senator reid, senator mcconnell, as senator mccain for coming together to help to get him confirmed. lou: that's right. senator mccain getting credit to broker the last-minute deal to preserve the filibuster and it was senator mccain who helped the gang of 8 bill passed last month by the way the house is so opposed to the legislation they have refused to take it up and is dead on arrival despite the cannes help. political is reporting he is very fond with majority leader harry reid this week for going against his party in aligning himself with those of washington senator mccain gets a dunce cap. richly deserved. we finally break protocol with an entire organization has the award. rolling stone magazine for their new list cover glamorizing bos
next up senator john mccain who has been sounding like the democrats have a best friend and ally and collaborator. here is the president giving a shot out with richard coeur dray as the new director of the said consumer protection financial bureau. >> yesterday richard was officially confirmed i want to think senators from both parties including senator reid, senator mcconnell, as senator mccain for coming together to help to get him confirmed. lou: that's right. senator mccain getting...
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john mccain went through this process, but he was challenged from the right. he said the best defense is a strong offense. they need to take that to heart and welcome the challenges. these are all senator who is have extremely conservative records to be proud of. they have done a little bit of governing as well. that's what the votes and moves that may look bipartisan have come in. that is what the people want them to do. they need to be more proud of their efforts. >> they suggest he may be going it alone. he was jumping into the race and it may feel like he was a lot of cause. >> as he performs, we will tell the tale if this is a blip or a non-story. he's got a mixed record as a performer. the senator is the right to stand up and say here's what governing and being conservative is about. if they figure out how to do this in a way, he is going to be on his own. they can't help and they have to fight to save his seat. the early moves are not building and not notifying people. it gets them off to a bad start. >> do you think that the big national business group
john mccain went through this process, but he was challenged from the right. he said the best defense is a strong offense. they need to take that to heart and welcome the challenges. these are all senator who is have extremely conservative records to be proud of. they have done a little bit of governing as well. that's what the votes and moves that may look bipartisan have come in. that is what the people want them to do. they need to be more proud of their efforts. >> they suggest he may...
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. >> rose: >> i would just quickly interrupt to say that on friday afternoon john mccain had a town hall meeting and he got clobbered by hisÑi fellowdp izonans. >> and that's typical. i'm struck by hearing from members who say i can't even think aboutÑi voting for this nw because my constituents are so opposed to it. so that's one something public opinion. despite theçó leaders in the republican party you talk about, the house is a big problem. most people believe they could get something through the senate but getting enough cooperation between house republican leaders and democratic leaders to do one of those joint whip operations to say leader pelosi can't get as many, we need more republicans to get to 218, that seems very tough right now. i think that the president might be able to get throughÑi the senate and then may make a decision to say i'm not going to do the house. i'm going to get a senate vote and that will be enough. that may be what he has to do because today, i don't care if you're leader or republican leader, rank and file, you can't fiel anybody whothinks it's po
. >> rose: >> i would just quickly interrupt to say that on friday afternoon john mccain had a town hall meeting and he got clobbered by hisÑi fellowdp izonans. >> and that's typical. i'm struck by hearing from members who say i can't even think aboutÑi voting for this nw because my constituents are so opposed to it. so that's one something public opinion. despite theçó leaders in the republican party you talk about, the house is a big problem. most people believe they...
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i think you're seeing john mccain assert himself to the point where mccain sees the media is obsessed with rand paul and ted cruz. if you notice john mccain does interviews with the new republic because he wants to be in the mix. >> even the new republic. >> it's a liberal publication. not something he would typically deal with. he wants to go there because that's where the argument is on the conservative side. more than anything, he loves being in the game, in the mix. >> we'll keep an eye on that bromance and your bromance here with "the cycle." >> thank you. >> we're going to have the president's remarks at camp pendleton live this hour. >>> up next, prominent republicans are now warning fellow gop members not to go all the way to the extreme on the budget. a little dose of common sense for the party and not just from abby huntsman but from other people, as "the cycle" rolls on. i'm tony siragusa and i'm training guys who leak a little, to guard their manhood with new depend shields and guards. the discreet protection that's just for guys. now, it's your turn. get my training tips
i think you're seeing john mccain assert himself to the point where mccain sees the media is obsessed with rand paul and ted cruz. if you notice john mccain does interviews with the new republic because he wants to be in the mix. >> even the new republic. >> it's a liberal publication. not something he would typically deal with. he wants to go there because that's where the argument is on the conservative side. more than anything, he loves being in the game, in the mix. >>...
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>> krystal, it is john mccain 3.0 or 4.0-i don't know, this is an amazing flashback when john mccain used to cooperate with democrats. >> very chummy there, and a quick turn about, recently he has been taking out his political grudges on susan rice and being very aggressive there. now he is back to the maverick john mccain, when he used to be the guy you could count on to looking at a bipartisan manner when acting in government. >> and here is the other striking political moment. john mccain explains what he thinks will be necessary to pass this bill, including what he calls the leadership of president obama. let's listen to this. >> i am confident the majority of both houses, led by the president of the united states, who made this a major campaign issue, that we will succeed. but we're not going to get everybody on board. >> steve kornacki, nothing prove s more strongly than that, that elections do have consequences. >> i can't help but think with john mccain, you're looking at a protection of legacy there. his reputation as a maverick was a bit over sold, what it really reflects,
>> krystal, it is john mccain 3.0 or 4.0-i don't know, this is an amazing flashback when john mccain used to cooperate with democrats. >> very chummy there, and a quick turn about, recently he has been taking out his political grudges on susan rice and being very aggressive there. now he is back to the maverick john mccain, when he used to be the guy you could count on to looking at a bipartisan manner when acting in government. >> and here is the other striking political...
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that's just unbelievable, that those words came out of john mccain's mouth. >> is mccain bitter? i mean, mccain really went after him. it looked like hagel was caught off guard, like john, you and i have been friends for a long time. i did some good things for you. i supported you when i needed it. and you know i'm qualified for this job to be the head of the pentagon, defense secretary. it was almost like he was stunned by it. your thoughts. >> i think you're right. i think it was very personal. i was stunned by it, too. especially the way mccain kept pursuing it and pursuing it. clearly, john wanted chuck to say yes, i was wrong and you were right. and of course the verdict of history, as hagel tried to say, is still out on that. and frankly, in my view as a soldier, the surge had almost nothing to do with the actual increase in american troops. what it had to do was the coincidence of a number of things that were already moving in iraq. not least of which was the awakening. and it had to do with very frankly a general by the name of david petraeus taking advantage of this in o
that's just unbelievable, that those words came out of john mccain's mouth. >> is mccain bitter? i mean, mccain really went after him. it looked like hagel was caught off guard, like john, you and i have been friends for a long time. i did some good things for you. i supported you when i needed it. and you know i'm qualified for this job to be the head of the pentagon, defense secretary. it was almost like he was stunned by it. your thoughts. >> i think you're right. i think it was...
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>> i think john mccain has been consistent on his stance on this. he said for a while he is urging for president obama's administration do more with syria. and i think that he, when he came back and you got a look at this through the lens of the bengahzi criticism that he has been lodging recently, he says the syrians told him that they want more support from obama, the syrian rebels, and that he's going to continue to urge for that support. >> now, oprah stepped into the political arena this week touting background checks and immigration reform. does she have political juice? she did help get obama into office in 2008. >> she backed off in 2012. she said she still supported him. i would never count oprah out. she seems to be growing her network. i think we're still -- she made headlines yesterday with sandy hook, gun control, eluding to this second amendment rights in her honorary degree yesterday. so, she is still grabbing headlines and knows how to make a point. >> all right. politico's kevin cirilli, thank you. >>> up next, bill karins and richa
>> i think john mccain has been consistent on his stance on this. he said for a while he is urging for president obama's administration do more with syria. and i think that he, when he came back and you got a look at this through the lens of the bengahzi criticism that he has been lodging recently, he says the syrians told him that they want more support from obama, the syrian rebels, and that he's going to continue to urge for that support. >> now, oprah stepped into the political...
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comments by john mccain suggest he's on a glide path to confirmation and president obama hits the road taking his gun control message to the heartland. the question is will that create enough meaningful pressure for reform? that's straight ahead. we begin with new revelations involving u.s. drone strikes program and the obama administration's legal justification behind the use of such efforts against al qaeda suspects. a new 16-page memo copy of which was obtained by nbc news offers fresh insights into this controversial practice including the killing of american citizens overseas if they're believed to be senior operational leaders of al qaeda or an associated force. even if there's no intelligence indicating they're engaged in an active plot to attack the united states. >>> such a strike, of course, took place in yemen in september 2011 killing two operatives. both of them were american citizens who hadn't been indicted by the u.s. government or charged with any crimes. in the past, attorney general eric holder has spoken publicly about the administration's three main pcriteria for j
comments by john mccain suggest he's on a glide path to confirmation and president obama hits the road taking his gun control message to the heartland. the question is will that create enough meaningful pressure for reform? that's straight ahead. we begin with new revelations involving u.s. drone strikes program and the obama administration's legal justification behind the use of such efforts against al qaeda suspects. a new 16-page memo copy of which was obtained by nbc news offers fresh...
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there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before the republican brand gets even more tarnished. that's where the action is. you're never going to get the people who came to town to destroy government to feel bad about destroying government. it hurts him as well. >> with the help of television help you make your point. in addition to cruz, other tea party republicans continue to operate in their chamber. they don't seem to care the country is suffering. here's a representative from louisiana. he said quote, we knew going into this we would get most of the blame. we get most of t
there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before...
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john mccain said that chuck hagel would be a great member of cabinet. he spoke of chuck hagel as a tremendous secretary of state. >> political betrayal is a worse sin than being a member of the opposing party, so you have john mccain in the hearing really going after chuck hagel, especially after iraq and the sunshine. but then you have a committee hearing and the new senator from texas, cruz, goes after chuck hagel where then john mccain defends him. it's baffling, it's like we're in a sort of upside down tonka toy world. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. >> senator hagel is an honorable man, he has served his country and no one on this committee at any time should impugn his character or his integrity. >> john mccain or roy blount are critical here if they don't participate in this filibuster, it seems as though he will move ahead. what's changed from when john mccain thought that chuck hagel was worthy of a nomination until
john mccain said that chuck hagel would be a great member of cabinet. he spoke of chuck hagel as a tremendous secretary of state. >> political betrayal is a worse sin than being a member of the opposing party, so you have john mccain in the hearing really going after chuck hagel, especially after iraq and the sunshine. but then you have a committee hearing and the new senator from texas, cruz, goes after chuck hagel where then john mccain defends him. it's baffling, it's like we're in a...
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senator john mccain is why we brought that up, senator. he suggested yesterday that the hagel block runs deeper and he actually was bringing up the past, and we can play a bit of that sound. why don't we? >> there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican he attacked president bush mercilessly and at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war, which is nonsense, and was very anti his own party and people. people don't forget that. >> you may not agree with what senator mccain said there, but that's basically what appears to be a grudge match, and that's why we said grudge match with a question mark. when you listen to senator mccain, is he wrong? do you agree with him? >> well, actually, i agree with senator mccain that chuck hagel is not the right guy. i also agree with the washington post who said around the first of the year mr. president, don't pick chuck hagel. he is not the right guy for d.o.d. he is well to the left
senator john mccain is why we brought that up, senator. he suggested yesterday that the hagel block runs deeper and he actually was bringing up the past, and we can play a bit of that sound. why don't we? >> there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican he attacked president bush mercilessly and at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war, which is nonsense, and was...
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she also said that mccain smeared at the woman. and he didn't smear at the woman. so the level of dishonesty that is now in play is -- i don't know, what word would you put on it. the level on dishonesty is in play? >> it's corrupt. you see the problem i have, bill, is this stuff looks like journalism. i mean it's about events of the day. it's about news. it's about having newsmakers on your show and all that. it looks like journalism but it has very little if anything to do with it. it's all about ideology and.... >> bill: we have one minute left. report on daily caller about senator menendez and some unidentified source she is an escort that menen the dez paid me to have sex. i never use unidentified sources on a story and what do you think about that? >> i was at cbs news for 28 years. i may have run an unidentified source. frankly i don't remember. here is what i think about this. first of all, i don't care if senator menendez paid a prostitute for sex. i don't care. i know prostitution is illegal in this country and i still don't care. i don't like the idea th
she also said that mccain smeared at the woman. and he didn't smear at the woman. so the level of dishonesty that is now in play is -- i don't know, what word would you put on it. the level on dishonesty is in play? >> it's corrupt. you see the problem i have, bill, is this stuff looks like journalism. i mean it's about events of the day. it's about news. it's about having newsmakers on your show and all that. it looks like journalism but it has very little if anything to do with it. it's...
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move by mccain and others now suggest hagel is going to have enough support to be confirm. the nomination is expected to go to the full senate floor this thursday. >>> last night in the book touring supreme court justice sonia sotomayor made a rare television appearance. she was on the colbert report. she talked about her childhood in the bronx, faith in the constitution, but she got a little bit coy when stephen tried to draw her into specifics. >> not all of us believe in the constitution. the second amendment is never to be questioned. do you believe that we have the right to have any weapon we want? >> well, you'll find out soon enough when the case comes up. >> this is what i like. this is what i like. >> all right. stick around. we're going to take a quick break. while we do, send us an e-mail and let us know why you're awake at this hour. you can also tweet me. we'll read the best responses later in the show. still ahead here, stadium blackouts, they're not just for football anymore. last night the lights went out during an nba game. we'll have that next in sports. >
move by mccain and others now suggest hagel is going to have enough support to be confirm. the nomination is expected to go to the full senate floor this thursday. >>> last night in the book touring supreme court justice sonia sotomayor made a rare television appearance. she was on the colbert report. she talked about her childhood in the bronx, faith in the constitution, but she got a little bit coy when stephen tried to draw her into specifics. >> not all of us believe in the...